Archaeologists 'find London's earliest theatre' The Red Lion is thought to be the first purpose-built theatre created in the Elizabethan era
Archaeologists uncovered a rectangular timber structure made up of 144 surviving timbers
Timber structures, artefacts and buildings were found during excavations in Stepney Way, east London, last year.Image captionThe Red Lion is thought to have been built in about 1567 by John Brayne, ahead of his construction of The Theatre in Shoreditch, which he completed with James Burbage in 1576. In January 2019, archaeologists began to uncover a rectangular timber structure made up of 144 surviving timbers, with postholes around it, which could have been"scaffolds" or galleried seating.
Mr White, who directed the work, said:"After nearly 500 years, the remains of the Red Lion playhouse, which marked the dawn of Elizabethan theatre, may have finally been found.
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